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Revision as of 19:15, 17 January 2009 by Mtsmallwood (talk | contribs) (narrowed category)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Mefkure was a motor schooner chartered to carry Jewish Holocaust refugees from Romania to Palestine, sailing under the Turkish and Red Cross flags. On August 5, 1944, while crossing the Black Sea, it was torpedoed by the Soviet submarine SC 215 and sunk, killing 345 people.
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References
- Joseph M. Levy, "Refugee Boats Attacked", New York Times, August 17, 1944
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